Since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian writers have filled the shelves of local bookstores with ...

A long-standing border dispute between India and China has threatened the livelihoods of families who live in the area, ...

More than 2 billion years before the dinosaur-destroying meteorite, a meteorite the size of four Mt. Everests, known as S-2, crashed into Earth, creating a planetwide tsunami that actually had a ...

Earlier this month, a hyperlocal news agency covering the Baloch-speaking regions between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan reported the killings of approximately 230 people by Iranian border patrol. The ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government is being squeezed by international sanctions, and he himself faces an arrest warrant for war crimes. But that isn’t stopping Putin from hosting a summit ...

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A scion of the family that has ruled Singapore and transformed it into a story of prosperity in Southeast Asia, has left for good. Lee Hsien Yang has gone to the UK to seek asylum. As Singaporean ...

The war between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has led to the world’s worst hunger crisis. Tom Perriello, the US special envoy for Sudan, tells The World’s Carolyn Beeler ...

In the US, the city of Salem is synonymous with witch hunts. But what happened in Salem is a short chapter in a long story of witch hunts, a history that began in Europe. In the Netherlands, where a ...

If you hang around London pubs long enough, you’ll get a chance to sample pie and mash, a handpie filled with ground beef, served with mashed potatoes and swimming in parsley sauce. A British lawmaker ...

A decade ago, Hinds had it all: fame at home in Spain, a tight-knit band cranking out adorable garage-band hits and a world tour. But fame took its toll. Half the band quit, leaving Carlotta Casials ...

Ukrainian children’s books are explaining difficult topics to young readers: war, parents away from home fighting in the war, and even death. The books are encouraging children to engage and reflect ...